Unit 1 Flashcards

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1
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What’s the purpose of Sociology?

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The impact of society on human behavior

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What are the goals of the sociological perspective?

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Finding group patterns and behavior in a systematic way and proving them through scientific observation

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Functional Perspective

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Working together to advance society’s goals and system

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Conflict perspective

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Those in power working to maintain their power, while the masses try to get it

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Symbolic perspective

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Putting symbolic meanings on society which gives meaning to peoples lives ie. religion, marriage

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Function

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What something is supposed to do

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Latent function

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It is unintended effects of actions Ex. Going to school leads to socializing

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Manifest function

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It is intended results of an action Ex. Going to school leads to education

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9
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Key component of culture?

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Language

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10
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Definition of Culture

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A way of life for an entire group of people

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Definition of Society

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A group of interdependent people who have organized, common culture, feelings of unity, and group identity

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What are some components of culture?

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Food, religion, language, clothing, customs, holidays, government

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13
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How do our values define our norms and laws?

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They tells us what’s good and bad; Our values are legislated

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14
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More

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Mores are norms that have moral consequences; breaking the law, stealing

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15
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Folkways

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Folkways are norms that do not have moral consequences; walking on the wrong side of the hallway

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16
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Norms

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Shared rules of expected conduct that tell people how to act in certain situations; stop when your being pulled over

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Values

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Shared beliefs about what is good or bad; going vs not going to church very Sunday

18
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Subculture

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They adhere to the norms of society, just modified to fit a culture

19
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Counterculture

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Define themselves by what they’re against, oppose the mainstream

20
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Ethnocentrism

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Judging another culture through norms of your own - “My culture is better than another”

21
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Cultural relativism

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The idea that a persons beliefs and practices should be understood based on that persons culture - It makes people more accepting

22
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Cultural diffusion

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The spread of elements from one culture to another- leads to cultural leavening; cultures become more similar

23
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6 causes of cultural change

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Values develop, technology advances, population changes, cultural diffusion, war and conquest, physical and environmental changes

24
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Cultural resistors

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Ethnocentrism, bested interests, cultural lag

25
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Positive vs Negative Sanctions

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Both are meant to reinforce norms
Positive- Support a behavior
Negative- Deter a behavior

26
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Formal vs Informal Sanctions

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Formal Ex. Receiving an award, detention
Informal Ex. Pat on the back, getting criticized